Electrical cooking utensil



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ELECTRICAL COOKING UTENS IL Filed June 20. 1952 gatenterl Nov9 7, .1933

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Our invention relates to electrical cooking utensils and the primary objects oi the ini/ene tion are to provide an electrical cooking utensil liaving a neating element completely enclosed 5 within a compartment in its bottom portion thus retaining the lieat generated oy the element and greatly increasing the eiilciency or" the device. Further objects are to provide a bottom plate for the element containing compartment upon m which the element is insulatively mounted, and to provide fastening means which serve tlie dual purpose oic fastening the bottom plate and the legs to the main cody of the device.

With the alcove and other objects in vieiv l5 which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists or the novel construction, adaptation, combination and arrangement oi parts hereinafter described and. claimed. These objects are accomplished by devices illustrated 20 in the accompanying-drawing; wherein: Figure l is a view in perspective of the utensil; 1ig. 2 is a view in central vertical section-oi tlie same; Fig. 3 is a viev/ in 7norizoutal section taken sub- *stantially on a Torolren. line 3--3 of Fig. 2; and. Fig. t is a iraginentary detail View in vertical section taken on a broken line i--e of Fig. 3 and showing the fastening means for the bottom plate and legs.

Referring to the drawing throughout which like reference numerals indicate like parts, the numeral 5 designates the main body of the dem vice which comprises a cooking receptacle portion 6 and a depending flange 7 all preferably constructed of one piece or metal. The cooking receptacle portion has a. lid 8 anda handle 9.

Within the closed compartment li a heating Legs i6' Serial No. tllldllll im. Eig-mild) and through lugs it projecting from the lower edge of the depending flange 'l as most clearly shown in Fig. i of the drawing. Said screws thus serve the dual purpose of securing the legs and the bottom plate in place. The lheating element comprises the usual resistance` coils and their ends are connected to terminals i9 xed through the depending iiange whereby tire device may be connected to a socket carrying tire current supply Wires as will he understood.

The advantages derived in completely enclosing the lieatingelement l2 Within the lower compartment ll are that the heat rorn the elenient is prevented from rapid radiation and con1 sequent dissipation. heat is therefore directed against the cooking portion of the device thus materially' increasing its efficiency and providing means venerem by smaller heating elements may he used to supplythe same amount of lieat and thus eiiecting a saving in tlie cost of electric current and in the cost ci production of the device.

Having thus described our invention, it being understood that minor changes may be resorted to in its constructionand arrangement without departing from the scope and spirit of the in-x vention, what we claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:-

An electrical cooking utensil comprising a cooking receptacle having a flange depending below the bottom of said cooking receptacle, a bottom plate secured to the lower edge of the flange land forming-a closed compartment directly below and in communication with the bottoni of the cooking receptacle, lugs projecting inwardly from the depending flange and engaging the upper surface of the bottom plate, legs supported against the lower surface of the bottom plate, screws passing through said legs, bottom plate and lugs to form means for astening the bottom plate and the legs to said lugs, an insulator plate having legs secured to the bottom plate, and a heating element mounted on said insulator plate and having its terminals xed through the depending liang'e. l

SARAH E. PATCHELL.

CHARLES T. MAXWELL.

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